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The Luang Prabang Special Education School gives to deaf children the opportunity to receive an education, and to learn a job in order to have a better professional integration. Thus, they are trained for weaving, dressmaking, carpentry, mechanic and for the catering sector. To value their work, and promote their apprenticeship, the centre has developped businesses. Business and professional training A support to their learning To support the community work and promote the deaf&mutes training, the centre has launched businesses on place. As the young learn weaving, dressmaking, carpentry, catering and mechanic, a handicraft shop, a garage and a coffee place welcome visitors. Those social businesses are also complementary ressources, as the community intend to be self-sufficient. The handicraft activity is working BtoB and BtoC. Visitors can stop by the shop, and local companies can order handicrafts. The garage is dedicated to bicycles and motorcycles. The coffee serves beverages, snacks and “homemade food” at lunch time.   Read more

Welcome to Magic Lao Carpets Handicrafts – producers of exquisite quality hand-made silk carpets and kilims from Laos! We are proud to offer you the best in hand-made silk rugs and kilims! Magic Lao Carpets Handicrafts was set up to introduce carpet-weaving in Laos, which is already known for its amazing textile weaving. Ancient traditions of carpet-making have found their way to the skillful hands of local weavers, giving Lao silk a new life. Silk carpets have in all times been admired for their brilliance and finesse. Magic Lao Carpets Handicrafts produces exquisite hand-made pile carpets and flatweaves (kilims) from high quality hand-spun silk. Our carpets are made according to the highest standards of carpet-weaving and incorporate authentic, original design patterns inspired by traditional Lao textile weaving. Careful quality control on every stage of production ensures overall outstanding quality of our products.   Read more

PASSA PAA MEANS THE LANGUAGE OF CLOTH IN LAO. STITCH BY STITCH EACH OF OUR TEXTILES HAVE STORIES TO TELL. WE ARE PASSIONATE ABOUT THE TEXTILE SKILLS OF HMONG/LAO ARTISANS NOW AND INTO THE FUTURE Long time friends, Pok (Hmong/Lao artisan) and Heather (British textile designer) saw a need for Hmong artisans and hemp farmers in Laos to find a market for their skills and raw materials. In 2012 Heather and Pok began researching more about traditional Hmong techniques along with hemp and cotton production in northern Laos. They began combining Heather’s design background with Pok’s artisan upbringing to reproduce the Hmong motifs in contemporary ways through the combination of screen print with applique and cross-stitch embroidery. Read more

TaiBaan was started by PADETC, a Lao NGO, as a fair trade social business that works with traditional handicraft artisans to preserve and promote Lao village crafts, create employment opportunities for villagers – mostly women – and reduce poverty. TaiBaan was originally named Saoban. In 2020, Saoban was renamed TaiBaan to reflect rebranding needs of the company. TaiBaan means ‘village or a community of villages’ in the Lao language. TaiBaan supports more than 15 village crafts groups of many ethnic communities across 10 provinces of Laos. When you buy from TaiBaan Crafts, you provide employment and training for the artisans, and the profits stay in the village communities.   Read more